"Well, since we're all here, let us enjoy our last few seconds together. Chocolate, anyone?" Mello said calmly, gnawing patiently on a chocolate bar.

"Sorry Charlie, but I don't plan on searching for a golden ticket when I could be returning my employers safely back to where they belong." Cerin replied.

"Ha, they aren't safe anywhere, let alone here! Kira will destroy us any minute now!"

"The hell you talking about man?!" This was clearly the most anyone had ever heard Cerin speak with such obvious emotion, for Tari and L were staring at the Briton, curiosity evident on their faces.

"I was in such a rush to get on with the plan I ditched my partner at HQ. I brought little ginger bitch here and now, we all explode, our blood and guts goring the streets. A sign that not even the great L is a match for Kira."
"Cut the Kira business, blondey. We all know it is Misa and Light working as a team."

"Doesn't matter if you know who it really is or not, we're all dead any—" Mello was cut short, clawing at his chest.

"Mello!" Tari screamed, and rushed towards him. She brushed the hair out of his face, which was contorted with pain and anguish.

"What are you doing, Tari? Enemies, remember?" He barely managed to get out, his time running short.

"Not anymore we aren't. I refuse to stare at you with hate while you die. This is stupid, it could have been different if I weren't so stubborn and you weren't so jealous. We could have been best friends, maybe more." She stopped talking; Mello could not hear her anymore.

"Cerin, let us turn around so that Tari may dress herself and we can give Blondie over here some sort of respect. He did humor me for the past five minutes."

Tari got dressed and covered Mello's face with her bathrobe. "You could have been a good man, dude, you really could have." She whispered in his ear, and kissed his forehead.

L placed his hand comfortably on her shoulder and led her out the warehouse, with Cerin tagging along behind.

"I found this in his pocket, the address we need to go to." L said casually.

"Alright chaps! Then let's go find this Kira, shall we? I am in a very ass kicking kind of mood." Cerin said, trying to lighten the mood, and earning a small giggle from Tari for his efforts.

xXx

"Kira, sir, the mission has been executed." Misa uttered monotonously. This was almost a routine now, she had lost all of her enthusiasm and ambition she had in the beginning of this hot mess.

"Lovely Misa, within the next week I shall be this world's God, and you may rule along with me if you wish. You have been such a great help getting rid of L and his little bitch."

"That would be lovely, Kira. Maybe we could start a line of your successors."

"You mean children? What is with women and wanting children? But whatever, if it'll make you happy, and as long as I will be able to perform my godly duties."

"Thank you, sir." Misa bit her lip anxiously. Where were L, Tari, and their little servant man? Kira needed to be destroyed, now. This was not what she thought would happen in her life with Light. It was a nightmare of Kira and darkness. He did not love her, and did not want to raise a family. The only reason why he said kids were okay was so he'd have successors.

And that was about when the door was crashed down by a now somewhat psychotic British man with an axe accompanied by an insomniac and an angry ginger.

"Misa, you lying whore! You had it in for me all along! I bet Mello, that bastard, was in on this too, wasn't he? I swear, I'll have your blood smeared all over the walls you traitorous bitch!" Light yelled at Misa, but she did not flinch. There was no point in being scared anymore; this was all about to end.

"Light, pleasure seeing you again. Oh, and your friend, Mello, he had a heart attack, quite painful for Tari. You might find it a good idea to apologize."
"Never, you diabetic asshole. You three are going to die. Misa, kill them."
"No Light. This has to end. You have to end."

"I knew it, you are betraying me. Where is my Death Note?"

"I have it Light, remember, you gave it to me to kill them? Your name is written down. It was written down the same time I wrote down Mello's name, and my own. We'll die together, and maybe you'll understand while we wander the nothingness together. Maybe we can love each other for real."

"L, is this really happening? Is this what being a detective is about? Watching scenes like this, seeing people die for selfish and selfless causes?"

"Yes, Tari. Now go to Light. I reckon you have enough time to show me what kind of investigator you are."
"Will do, dick face."

Tari walked up to Light, calm, serene like even. Her face an expressionless mask, unlike her normal rowdy self. "Why did you do it? Why did you want to see people suffer? Yes, they did wrong, but they had families, people to love and be loved by. Imagine that taken from you, no one to witness your very last breath, for no reason whatsoever."

"I did it so crime rate would go down. I did it so justice would be served, and those who had done wrong would learn from their mistakes. So people could use them as examples and live in a peaceful world."

"Not peaceful, but fearful. What if you kill someone, to save another? Imagine the villain, stalking up to them, the unsuspecting victim. They draw out their knife, and bam, you shoot them to save the almost casualty. Shouldn't the one you saved be grateful? Yes, in a perfect world, but this world is not perfect. The saved thinks that you're a ruthless killer and won't stand to reason, won't listen to you explain. You're in the slammer because of a misunderstanding. Now imagine being forced into a heart attack because you are presumed to be a hateful murderer. You didn't deserve this. You were saving an innocent bystander." Tari stated, soothingly.

"It does not matter; they should not have killed in the first place!" Light retorted.

"And think about, Light. You are nothing but a killer. And the other Kira has already killed you."

"Not me," Misa said, "But a friend of Light's. Everyone, touch the Death Note." They all followed Misa's command, and were not surprised to see Ryuk standing there, watching the whole fiasco, amused.

"Light, it's time to go, old friend." And he flew off to his home, as Misa and Light clutched their chests in unison.

"Come Cerin, Tari, let us get some coffee." And the remaining trio left to rendezvous with the task force, diabetic concoctions in their future.

End